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England: Group stage
How England performed
Among England's qualifying fixtures for the 1980 UEFA European Championship was a 2–0 win over the Republic of Ireland in February 1980, in which Keegan scored both goals.
At the finals in Italy, Ron Greenwood's side, captained by Kevin Keegan, began with a 1–1 draw against Belgium, Wilkins scoring for England before Belgium equalised three minutes later. They then lost 1–0 to the hosts, Italy, Tardelli scoring in the 79th minute. A 2–1 win over Spain in the final group fixture, with goals from Brooking and Woodcock, was not enough to take England through, and their tournament ended at the group stage. They finished with one win, one draw and one defeat, scoring three goals and conceding three, a more modest outcome than the third-place finish of 1968.
England fixtures
Denmark
3–4
England
England won
England: Keegan 17', Keegan 22', Latchford 51', Neal 84'
Denmark: Simonsen 23' pen, Arnesen 27', Røntved 86'
Republic of Ireland
1–1
England
England drew
England: Latchford 8'
Republic of Ireland: Daly 27'
England
4–0
Northern Ireland
England won
England: Keegan 24', Latchford 46', Watson 49', Latchford 63'
Northern Ireland: None
Bulgaria
0–3
England
England won
England: Keegan 33', Watson 53', Barnes 54'
Bulgaria: None
England
1–0
Denmark
England won
England: Keegan 17'
Denmark: None
Northern Ireland
1–5
England
England won
England: Francis 18', Woodcock 34', Francis 62', Woodcock 71', Nicholl 74' og
Northern Ireland: Moreland 50' pen
England
2–0
Bulgaria
England won
England: Watson 9', Hoddle 68'
Bulgaria: None
England
2–0
Republic of Ireland
England won
England: Keegan 34', Keegan 74'
Republic of Ireland: None
Belgium
1–1
England
England drew
England: Wilkins 26'
Belgium: Ceulemans 29'
England
0–1
Italy
England lost
England: None
Italy: Tardelli 79'
Spain
1–2
England
England won
England: Brooking 19', Woodcock 61'
Spain: Dani 48' pen
England statistics
Full England squad
| No. | Player | Pos | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Clemence | GK | Liverpool | – |
| 2 | Phil Neal | DF | Liverpool | 1 |
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | DF | Crystal Palace | – |
| 4 | Phil Thompson | DF | Liverpool | – |
| 5 | Dave Watson | DF | Southampton | 3 |
| 6 | Ray Wilkins | MF | Manchester United | 1 |
| 7 | Kevin Keegan C | FW | Hamburger SV | 7 |
| 8 | Steve Coppell | MF | Manchester United | – |
| 9 | David Johnson | FW | Liverpool | – |
| 10 | Trevor Brooking | MF | West Ham United | 1 |
| 11 | Tony Woodcock | FW | 1. FC Köln | 3 |
| 12 | Viv Anderson | DF | Nottingham Forest | – |
| 13 | Peter Shilton | GK | Nottingham Forest | – |
| 14 | Trevor Cherry | DF | Leeds United | – |
| 15 | Emlyn Hughes | DF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | – |
| 16 | Mick Mills | DF | Ipswich Town | – |
| 17 | Terry McDermott | MF | Liverpool | – |
| 18 | Ray Kennedy | MF | Liverpool | – |
| 19 | Glenn Hoddle | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 |
| 20 | Paul Mariner | FW | Ipswich Town | – |
| 21 | Garry Birtles | FW | Nottingham Forest | – |
| 22 | Joe Corrigan | GK | Manchester City | – |
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